Core values of Existential Psychology
' o9 V5 E' N$ _( {* uA holistic way of knowing % q: _* w, T2 X; E
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual 9 g9 I# T# q; s# N5 i3 J
A commitment to being honest about the human condition
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$ ~/ ?% w4 @: V2 m$ i. f/ gThe Good Life & Existential Psychology
* [2 C. O0 W" z3 _8 C9 `9 @The idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life* H/ l2 R% y8 G7 d& B6 x* ]6 Q
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not . z! c# s1 b. D8 [: b
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Existential Psychology views the good life as:6 ]" q5 X+ N! E% l9 X/ v( F9 S
The meaningful life
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The aware life
2 a5 M3 y3 E* ^6 E3 D$ dThe ethical or moral life
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Transcendance9 K$ v* n# y) D/ k( a
) `4 ], D5 v$ h ?+ \Intimate relationships
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The Existential Givens
t4 y# Q+ R+ j1 Xthe idea of the givens
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w! t1 l7 Y2 P2 I+ Lthe givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal
?: x5 F1 g4 GFive Existential Givens:
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5 W% `9 u( _2 M6 @- V( PDeath/human limitation 3 n- O# j& d, T2 Q/ s/ Y
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Free/responsibility/destiny( j6 G5 S8 h) n5 v
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Isolatton/relationship
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Meaning 5 M2 {' J% h+ U6 z8 z5 g; u
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, ^' U" G4 A+ ^( `2 k. U% KThe Role of Myth3 k* v7 {. B; H% O2 Q
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
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8 X, J0 P: V9 T" C8 XMyths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth , n( q9 E y d v
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Core Tenets of Existential Psychology 1 ^* M& U( t7 Q$ W
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns 2 }, D& Q: g4 z0 ?: y' Z9 B: U
Reflective listening
: M6 ^% D' a, G! w# k2 oGood reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients
0 [( z# n/ x* a8 x/ ?) e; cGoes beyond reflecting what a client is saying $ v: C$ E9 c! M4 D! Z5 }
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